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32605

ZIP 32605 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County; area code 352; Eastern time. Gainesville has 17 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alachua
Metro area
Gainesville, FL
Population
24,689
Coordinates
29.6792, -82.3728
☼ Live from 32605 — Gainesville, FL

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Where 32605 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32605
  • 🔢 Type 32605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 32,605 = 5 × 6521. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32604 (Gainesville, FL, 7 mi away) and 32606 (Gainesville, FL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32605 becomes 50623 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dewar, IA, 1,042 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56320 in Cold Spring, MN, 1,271 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,154 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32605 and you would come out at 29.68°S, 97.63°E — 1,092 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 9.8 square miles of land, 32605 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,689This ZIP24,689
Households10,627This ZIP10,627
Housing units11,390This ZIP11,390
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,714This ZIP$86,714Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$284,900This ZIP$284,900Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,623This ZIP$1,623Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.6%This ZIP64.6%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density2,515.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,515.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments660This ZIP660
Employees9,218This ZIP9,218
Annual payroll$471,523,000This ZIP$471,523,000
Tax returns filed11,920This ZIP11,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,136,205,000This ZIP$1,136,205,000

Land area

Land area9.82 sq miThis ZIP9.82 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 32605

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ZIP codes near 32605

ZIPCityDistance
32611 Gainesville, FL 1.1 mi
32614 Gainesville, FL 1.1 mi
32635 Gainesville, FL 1.1 mi
32603 Gainesville, FL 2.3 mi
32612 Gainesville, FL 2.7 mi
32610 Gainesville, FL 3.2 mi
32627 Gainesville, FL 3.5 mi
32601 Gainesville, FL 3.5 mi
32607 Gainesville, FL 3.5 mi
32602 Gainesville, FL 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32605?

32605 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County, part of the Gainesville, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6792, -82.3728.

What county is 32605 in?

32605 lies in Alachua County.

What area code is 32605?

Gainesville uses area code 352, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 32605 in?

32605 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 32605?

About 24,689 people live in ZIP code 32605, in 10,627 households, at 2,515.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 32605?

$86,714 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32605?

The closest are 32611 (1.1 mi), 32614 (1.1 mi), 32635 (1.1 mi), 32603 (2.3 mi) and 32612 (2.7 mi).

Is 32605 a PO Box ZIP code?

32605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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